Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday requested the Women and Child Development Department to body a policy to present help to the youngsters orphaned due to COVID-19.
As many as 2,290 youngsters within the state have misplaced both one or each dad and mom to the pandemic to this point, as per official sources.
A policy needs to be framed to take care of the wants of such youngsters, Thackeray mentioned at a gathering to talk about the applications and insurance policies of the Women and Child Development Department, an official assertion mentioned.
The authorities will talk about how additional aid will be offered to these youngsters, he added.
The Pediatric Task Force on COVID-19 arrange by the federal government and the Women and Child Development Ministry ought to work in co-ordination to safeguard youngsters within the state from coronavirus an infection, the chief minister mentioned.
The activity pressure, headed by Dr Suhas Prabhu, was arrange after consultants warned that youngsters could also be contaminated in better numbers within the potential third wave of the pandemic.
ASHA staff and rural healthcare workers needs to be “strengthened and empowered”, the chief minister mentioned.
Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur mentioned a policy was additionally required for the orphans within the 18-23 age group who’ve to go away orphanages or youngster shelter properties after turning 18.
They needs to be helped to turn out to be self-sufficient by providing them ability developmentcourses, the minister mentioned.
